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Thursday, 8 December 2016

The GIRFEC ethos in Inverclyde

"ENTERPRISING Gourock Primary pupils opened their very own cafe — and a lot of money is now brewing for a good cause." "Youngsters have set up their own business to help raise money for fellow students in Malawi and promote the ‘getting it right for every child’ (GIRFEC) ethos in Inverclyde.""Their new GIRFEC Games Cafe launched recently and went down a storm with parents, staff and invited guests.""As well as setting up the tearoom and serving customers, the pupils baked their own cakes which they sold alongside cuppas." http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/14931850.Gourock_pupils_open_charity_cafe/?ref=twtrecOh wait !

"The 'Named Person' service has not started yet - we are still waiting on a date from the Scottish Government. Once the service starts we will list details of how to contact a Named Person." (last updated 24 August 2016)

Mmmm. Promoting the GIRFEC ethos in the GIRFEC Games Café went down a storm with parents, staff and invited guests.It boggles the mind.As part of their ambitious plan Inverclyde put forward Nurturing Inverclyde: Working together to get it right for every child, citizen and community and has implementeda fully integrated multi-agency family support service in partnership with Barnardo's.
So this monumental service is just sitting there waiting for the nod from the Deputy First Minister to get it up and running.

About Me

I must admit that if I had to do it all over again I`d probably do it a whole lot differently. For a start, I would never have planted that climbing rose on the fence next to the path. It sure began to annoy my neighbour when they scraped past it on their way to their own plot, and it was impossible to weed at its base when Spring came and everything started to sprout. The thorns were deadly.

I would never have planted that willow tree - never knew they could grow THAT fast, certainly not in the top left corner overhanging the fence between me and the plot holder in front of me. Grows beautifully, blooms wonderfully, and then cuts out the sun, so they wanted to chop it down.

The ivy around my hut was a bit of a disaster. It seemed romantic at the time but it spreads fast, weaves its way between cracks and clings on ferociously. How do you throw it back, chop it down,

drag it out, without destroying your hut? Meanwhile it is slowly destroying your hut an inch at a time.